Can you start a survey based on a feature?

Question

Hi,

I was wondering if it was possible to start a survey from a feature. If not is this something that is in the plans or could be an enhancement.

It would be awesome to be able to select a feature like a manhole and do a survey inspection off it. This tool has the best interface and calculation ability then any of the other tools currently available.

Thanks,

Matt

dougbrowning · Answer

I have been wanting this too.  Something like give a URL to a FS and use that to populate the drop down. But the big issue is the form is offline so how would it get to a FS to refresh the drop down?  You would at least have to have the user refresh the form while online.

I did see someone at UC that linked a drop down back to their SDE DB.  Issue was then they had to be online to create a form.  Not an option for us.

MikeDahm · Answer

I also have the same sort of questions.  If I have an existing feature class, can I use it to populate pull-downs with domains?  I would need to have the survey be limited to existing features searched through a field such as a name or ID from the feature class.

Joseph_Kinyon · Answer

Submission URL seems pretty handy.

Also:

* I believe that you could autopopulate the excel spreadsheet that makes the form in ArcGIS and publish the form based on a feature
* Are you talking about selecting a single feature in the field and have it autopopulate a form?
* Create a domain using a unique ID for your feature and publish that form using a drop down feature to select that ID which you then join back to your feature after it is uploaded.
* Do your form as is and autopopulate the table with the related feature data after the form is uploaded using a coordinate to feature spatial join.